Thursday, September 17, 2015

Good news! So we are sponsoring an initiative to interview 100 of Dayton, Ohio's amazing women for a project called Lean In Dayton 100 Women, an initiative spearheaded by the newly founded Lean In Dayton Chapter. The project is in its early stages. But if you would like to follow, here is a link to the project.Visit

Friday, August 14, 2015

Coming up in Chicago, the annual, Fashion and Arts Humanity Fete ( FAHF), a high quality awards show that honors humanitarian achievements in the fashion and arts industries.

Recipients of the FAHF Humanitarian Award use their talents, profession, and creative skills in the arts industries to advance humankind and special, non-partisan causes. Past winners include Chicago High School for the Performing Arts, Cece and Melinda with Raymi Productions, The Red Pump Project, Chicago International Social Change Film Festival, and Chicago Lost and Found

Honorees of the FAHF Humanitarian Award are individuals who work in fashion, design, arts, sports, music, theater, media, and other arts fields that use their artistic talents as the platform for their humanitarian works. Nominations are open during specific times of the year and honorees are chosen based on specific criteria. A special recognition is given to entities that have excelled during the current year.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

After a long snooze on our regular activities due to our fundraising efforts for the Women's Equality Exhibit, we decided to move the project to Women's History Month in March to coincide with our Women History Makers Project. This will give us more time to garner the resources needed. We will like to thank all our supporters, members, and followers for their help!

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Summary

Women For Action, is a 501c3 organization which champions women and educate on the obstacles they face to bridge cultural differences. We interview women-firsts, award-winning subjects and other innovators, all who are making socially conscious contributions which aid in closing the gap between genders.

The exhibit's launch on August 26th, Women's Equality Day, will feature 15 close to life-size (48 x 32) portraits of 21st-century women leaders, along with their bios and interviews. With a mission to promote diversity and inclusion, the project selects women who reflect today's American population, which is a representation of the entire world!

The Social Impact

Too often, women's efforts go unnoticed. For those with a social disadvantage, the magnitude is even greater. The Women's Equality Exhibit extends Women For Action's mission to do public good by aiding women and girls in three different ways:

It works against stereotypes and discrimination by promoting a diverse pool of women in leadership which could put women and girls at a social and political advantage.

By increasing the numbers of our heroines and elevating their roles to emphasize the impact they are making, expands the pathways for women and girls.

Noting these women’s achievements sets the tone for prioritizing contributions made by women.

Our Featured Heroines

Bonnie-Jill Laflin, The First and Only Woman NBA Scout

Shuli Eshel, A Documentary filmmaker whose work has contributed to the women’s rights movement, politics and history in the United States and Israel

Edniesha Curry, Former WNBA and Europe basketball player and Founder of Coach Eddie Basketball

The objective is to spotlight women of significance who are a part of the American story- on our timeline, making history. We want to sound the bullhorn on new and amazing stories of women with a conscious effort to promote diversity and inclusion. These trailblazers present new working models for 21st-century young women and girls especially as our society bolsters a future for equality!

Contributions made towards this exhibit builds a partnership between you and Women For Action to initiate a process which enables women’s voices to be heard, and society to be informed about more women who are reshaping our culture.

What We Need

Women For Action is looking to raise $20,000 to build this exhibit. This would enable Women For Action to launch the initial opening. Here is the breakdown:

60% towards the materials to build exhibit- This would include materials needed for 15 stations centered around each heroine, technical equipment and rental space for the facility holding the exhibit.

15% to operations cost,

15% to promotions,

10% to transportation and storage

Young women and girls who attend will take home a copy of our limited edition magazine which includes special messages addressed to them by the heroines of this exhibit, accompanied by watercolor drawings. It's such a unique collectible magazine with a mission to inspire and empower young people. On the cover is a watercolor drawing of "Diversity", a representation of every girl within the universe. She's unique, special and instrumental to the quality of life.

At the center, is the symbol artwork for this exhibit disclosed in this file called “Windows of Opportunity”. It is a 16”x 20” watercolor painting centered around women’s equality as well as diversity and inclusion, hand-painted by the Executive Director of Women For Action, Julene Allen. There are six women from different backgrounds in a window bordered with gold leaf enamel. In the background, the sun is setting, an ancient symbol for the masculine, which eludes to the idea that a special opportunity is available with the alliance of all sisters in the movement, to crossover and make a leap for equality.

Building Alliances with the Community

Live solo performances from local women artists will be featured during key dates and times during the exhibit. We really want to extend the mission of inclusion to local women of talent!

Sunday, July 5, 2015

The Women’s Equality Exhibit promotes notable women change makers while recognizing the diversity in 21st century America. Plus many of the featured women’s work exceeds beyond the U.S. For instance, the work of Israeli-born, Chicago award winning documentary filmmaker, Shuli Eshel has contributed to the women’s movement, politics and history in the United States and Israel; the first and only woman NBA scout, Bonnie-Jill Laflin is a philanthropist and humanitarian. She has completed 18 USO and Goodwill tours, including 8 to Iraq and Afghanistan to aid military veterans; also, the exhibit will feature Chicago’s Global women’s rights activist and artist Zainab Khan who is American-born with a father who emigrated from Afghanistan. Her artwork is being used by global nonprofits to raise funds to fight violence against women in the Middle East; Lastly, Former WNBA and Europe basketball player Edniesha Curry, now coach, travels the world to empower children through the game in basketball. She is currently running workshops in Vietnam.

We would greatly appreciate the support of Women For Action's entire audience which extends to to different areas across the globe. An international reach builds alliances and bridge gaps between differences.

Will you help us build the first and only Women's Equality Exhibit?

For domestic audiences, please donate through our fundraising page on Indiegogo.
For support outside the U.S., you can conveniently make a donation through Paypal by clicking donate below.

By noting women-firsts, award winning subjects and other women of significance through our interview series, we are assisting in closing the gap between genders. As a further commitment to this effort, we announce the Women’s Equality Exhibit.Help us make a happen and donate whatever you can today!